aespa - Girls A mammoth SMP-style throwback from one of Korea's biggest and most popular groups, Girls reaches back to the SM sounds of old to create one of the years most magnetic singles. Endlessly creative and consistently thrilling, Girls stands as the groups most vocally exciting and instrumentally bombastic track yet, harnessing their many … Continue reading 2022 K-pop Roundup (July – August)
Though perfectly serviceable and quite pleasant, Seventeen's Darl+ing didn't last as long as would have expected on my playlist. It's promising instrumental shifts excited initially but became more and more tiresome as the listens added up. As such, I didn't quite know what to expect from new single HOT. SEVENTEEN's music has become much more … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: SEVENTEEN – HOT
As someone who's kind of bored with the state of music right now, I've spent most of time either going back and listening to some of my favourite songs of all time or, at least according to last.fm, Taylor Swift (I know I know). And though I never really thought to really put all my … Continue reading Every 10/10 of the Past Five Years (2017 – 2021)
This is peak music that I for some reason took an extra month to actually write up. Oops. 10. ENHYPEN - Go Big Or Go Home The bop to end all bops the slapper to slap the hardest and my absolute favourite ENHYPEN song yet, Go Big Or Go Home is house music at its … Continue reading The Top 75 Best K-Pop B-sides of 2021 (10 – 1)
As the umpteenth group to embrace a western push with an English single since BTS' hit it big with Dynamite, SEVENTEEN have gifted fans with the pleasant Darl+ing. As a pre-release for their upcoming comeback, it's a satisfying if rather underwhelming single that fortunately maintains Seventeen's trademark sound but fails to reach its potential. Produced … Continue reading SONG REVIEW: SEVENTEEN – Darl+ing
It took me an extra 2 hours to write this because I got too busy jamming to each song that came up and then rearranging my pre made list because these are all so damn good man . 75 – 51 50 - 26 25. Woosung - No Strings Attached While not a cover of … Continue reading The Top 75 Best K-Pop B-sides of 2021 (25 – 11)
(Every song from here onwards is better than anything I've this year and that's a fact) 75 - 51 50. Sunmi - Narcissism A track that felt like a sonic sequel to 2020's masterful pporappippam, Narcissism builds tension during its atmospheric verses to make that stunning chorus feel all the more impactful. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqnmcU4kCTQ 49. TWICE … Continue reading The Top 75 Best K-Pop B-sides of 2021 (50 – 26)
After counting down my top 100 K-pop songs of the year, it's finally time for me to visit their neighbours and look at my top 50 J-pop songs to come out in the past year. 2020 was a real stunner of a year for the J-pop industry, giving us two once in a life time … Continue reading Top 50 J-pop Songs of 2021 (50 – 26)
Welcome to Kbopped’s countdown of the Top 100 K-pop songs of 2021. To Be eligible for this list, songs must: Must released between the 1st of January to 31st of December 2021 and have either a music video or highly stylised lyric and/or performance video.English songs by Korean Artists are eligible though Japanese and/or Chinese songs are … Continue reading The Top 100 K-Pop Songs of 2021 (40-31)
Due to the very nature of music, there are going to be songs that many of us will have very strong personal connections to. They might be songs that we adore purely on musical merit or they might be tied to memories or moments that linger within our minds every time the track replays. With … Continue reading Personal Picks: Woozi (SEVENTEEN) – Simple
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